How Often Do You Eat a Salad as Your Meal?

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How Often Do You Eat a Salad as Your Meal?

February 18, 2008

I find one of the easiest ways to eat fresh veggies is in a salad. The greens and extra fruits and veggies are full of vitamins and fiber so I try to eat a salad as my meal for either lunch or dinner every day.

So I was wondering . . .

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HipMom 5 years 13 weeks

in summer I have a salad for lunch almost daily, but in winter I crave cooked veggies so I prefer soups and steamed veg.

insanitypepper 5 years 13 weeks

I usually have a big salad as half of my dinner, but I need something warm (pasta, soup, steak) to balance it.

ER1008 5 years 13 weeks

I have a salad for lunch almost every day. I tend to make the same one every day though so I do need to start switching up the ingredients.

keiraz 5 years 13 weeks

I used to have greek salad as my lunch but figured this does NOT fill me up and I hate eating at night(or overeating too) so I added rice and now cut it down to just broccoli and chicken!Broccoli keeps u full without the real "fullness"lol

lilpoofkin 5 years 13 weeks

I eat them once or twice a week in the summer, but it's too cold in the winter.

jennjennnbubba 5 years 13 weeks

other - I have a salad as a meal for lunch probably 2 - 3 times a week but do not eat them for dinner even as a side. It is very rare for me to have a salad at night.

ElectroPopTart 5 years 13 weeks

I used to always eat salads, but since I've discovered my obsession for fish, I eat fish everywhere I go.

angelfromlsu 5 years 13 weeks

I find that my family member who eats salads for each meal, consumes way more calories than I do, avoiding them. Have ya'll heard the Real Men of Genius Taco Salad commerical? "I don't see no lettuce!"

chibarosa 5 years 13 weeks

During warm weather - every day at lunch, but if it's cold then I have soup for lunch instead. Otherwise I eat a salad for a meal a few times a week for dinner or at the very least as a side to my dinner.

FitLilB 5 years 13 weeks

Lately, I have been eating half of my salad and putting the other half into a Damascus flax-roll up wrap. It is so tasty -- and especially filling since those wraps have upwards of 9g of fiber!

pixelhaze 5 years 13 weeks

only at restaurants, cus they usually have tasty fancy salads with ingredients I wouldn't buy regularly.

Ikandy 5 years 13 weeks

Now, I usually have it on the side...I noticed some big salads I ordered had major calories...my fave is avocado salad.

Renees3 5 years 13 weeks

Maybe ac ouple times a week. I just found a health food store near me that has the AWESOMEST grilled chk, avacado, pepitas, balsamic salad. I LOVE IT! Now I know what I'm getting for lunch! YUM

GlowingMoon 5 years 13 weeks

Everyday. I love veggies!

cvandoorn 5 years 13 weeks

Almost everyday! I make sure to add some protein to it as well - chicken, salmon or shrimp. To keep it interesting I sometimes mix it up with grilled veggies too.

TygrTygr 5 years 13 weeks

It's too cold for salad!

ElissaM 5 years 13 weeks

Salads are better when you add lots of fresh ingredients...my fav one to make at home has bagged romaine, chopped cilantro, cumcumbers, red peppers and red onions and chunks of a rostisserie chicken on top and a little light ranch dressing. Top it off with a few crunched up tortilla chips :)

DesignRchic 5 years 13 weeks

Afew times a week. Typically with chicken or lots of beans and grilled veggies.

angelfromlsu 5 years 13 weeks

I like salad every once in a while. I think even with the craziest dressing they are boring. I prefer veggies straight-up. My braces, however, HATE SALADS! Makes it impossible to eat them during lunch meetings in fear of green all over my teeth. Then it takes 10 minutes of scrubbing to get all the lettuce out. I stay way from lettuce in general...not that it has that much nutrition in the first place.

emalove 5 years 13 weeks

Maybe once a week...

aimeeb 5 years 13 weeks

Ever so often, I probably should eat it more...

ms_dior_cherie 5 years 13 weeks

2 to 3 times a week for lunch and almost anytime I am having dinner out as a side

ktgrl1818 5 years 13 weeks

i usually dont have them as a meal (if i do its for lunch) but i like htem as a side to dinner every night.

graldi19 5 years 13 weeks

twice a day- i eat pretty much the same thing everyday.... salad with egg whites for lunch and salad with grilled chicken on top for dinner. always with fat free dressing. its boring but its what i like :)

Sugar_Rush 5 years 13 weeks

I eat salad for lunch every day - just add a tiny bit of fish or meat in it too but the majority of it is salad. Quite often have it as a side dish with my main meat/fish dinner too. I find it too easy to stray into carb-land with bread/potatoes/chips etc so replacing it with salad keeps an evil keel on things

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